Bradley International Airport grows passenger traffic 3.6 percent

WINDSOR LOCKS — Bradley International Airport had more than 6.7 million passengers in 2018, up 3.6 percent from 2017 and its sixth consecutive year of year-over-year passenger growth.

The number of passengers using Bradley International Airport has increased by 23 percent over the six-year period, from 5.4 million passengers in 2013 to 6.7 passengers in 2018., according to a news release issued Wednesday by the Connecticut Airport Authority.

“In 2018, we continued to aggressively pursue new nonstop flights and to modernize our facilities with the goal of making Bradley International Airport the airport of choice in the region,” said Kevin A. Dillon, the authority’s executive director. “We’re pleased that our passengers are taking note of the many exciting developments and we take immense pride in the confidence that they continue to place in us.”

In December, low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines announced that it will begin a nonstop route from Bradley to Denver starting at the end of March. And in January, Frontier announced more flights to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and to Orlando, Florida.